stability of fedora for server application?

[shane c branch]

Matthew Saltzman wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, shane c branch wrote:
> 
>> Dexter Ang wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 00:01, shane c branch wrote:
>> >> I currently have RH9 running on one of my servers at work. Now that the
>> >> RH project has ended and Fedora has taken its place, I'm considering
>> >> either upgrading or reinstalling that box with Fedora.
>> >>
>> >> However, I'm concerned if Fedora will be stable enough for the server. I
>> >> would move to RHEL, but my dept isn't too keen on spending money at this
>> >>   point, which also has me considering going to Debian, as it has a
>> >> reputation for stability.
>> >>
>> >> Any opinions appreciated.
>> >
>> > This would all depend on what you need. As for me, I am running Fedora
>> > Core 1 on our server without an problems so far. It's running the
>> > following services:
>> > - DNS
>> > - DHCP Server
>> > - Samba File Server
>> > - SMTP and POP3
>> > - MySQL, Apache, PHP for Groupware
>> > - iptables for firewall and NAT.
>> > Hardware it's running on is generic stuff. No name brand servers here.
>> > With 3 IDE 40gb HDD configured as RAID5 array. We're cheap. But it runs
>> > great. Of course, load is hardly ever maximized (maybe 50% at most).
>> > Again, stability, I guess, would depend on what you use the server for.
>> > Generally, Fedora is stable enough as a server. But I hear it's a pain
>> > for SMP machines.
>> >
>> > dex
>> >
>> >
>> I would be using it for
>> DCHP
>> DNS
>> SAMBA
>> Potentially some web services, but that would only be for a small <20 users
>>
>> The hardware is an IBM Netfinity 5000 with dual PIII and 1gb of RAM.
>> So if you are correct about SMP problems, maybe I should try Debian?
> 
> Since you are at a .edu, you should look at the academic pricing for RHEL.
> If you have just a few machines, it's $25 for Workstation, $50 for
> Advanced Server.  For wider deployment, the have pricing for RHN proxy
> and license packages.
> 

The .edu is just my email. I don't work for the school, or I would 
definitely look to get the educational institution discount on RHEL.

-- 
regards,

shane